Tag: Bola Tinubu

Battle for PDP 2027 Presidential Ticket Intensifies as Makinde Enters Race

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In order to allow Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde and other Southerners to run against President Bola Tinubu in the upcoming election, the Peoples Democratic Party decided to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the South at its 102nd National Executive Committee meeting. Additionally, the party’s NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the substantive National Chairman and maintained the current National Working Committee zoning formula for the November elective convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. The former governor of Anambra needs more time to think before deciding on his next political move,…

PDP Zones 2027 Presidential Ticket to the Southern Region

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The 2027 presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been designated to the south. The decision was made during Monday’s NEC meeting in Abuja by the leaders of the party’s national executive committee. The NEC confirmed Umar Damagum as the national chairman of the opposition party, therefore the party also kept its leadership in the North. In March 2023, Damagum became the party’s acting national leader after a Benue State High Court ruling upheld the dismissal of Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, the previous chairman. Damagum served as the PDP…

EFCC orders arrest of dismissed officer on Lege Miami’s show

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Olakunle Alex Folarin, a former employee of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, was recently observed taking part in a matchmaking scheme on social networking sites run by well-known comedian Lege Miami. The commission has denounced his conduct. After he was fired for forging a certificate, the agency ordered his immediate arrest for keeping official EFCC property, including an identity card. In a statement posted on its official X Twitter on Monday, the anti-graft agency said that Folarin was a driver for the EFCC’s Ibadan Zonal Directorate. However, once…

Full Military Honours for President Tinubu in Brasília

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President Bola Tinubu was welcomed by Brazil on Monday at the Planalto Palace in Brasília with full military honors. This was revealed on X on Monday by Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy. According to Onanuga, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva welcomed him. “More pictures of President Tinubu’s official reception at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, Monday, August 25, 2025,” he posted. President Bola Tinubu was greeted with full military honors by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil.  

2027: Group seeks support for Tinubu

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In order to guarantee President Bola Tinubu’s reelection in the general elections of 2027, the Yoruba Mandate Group Worldwide has urged support for him from all six geopolitical zones. The group’s convener, Banji Ojo, claimed that Tinubu had improved the lot of the people by establishing a new path for the nation’s growth and achieving the intended outcomes since taking office. “The northern part of Nigeria has governed for eight years, and it is the constitutional right of the South to also complete its eight years,” Ojo said in a…

INTERPOL and Nigerian Police Repatriate Chinese Gang Leader

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A prominent Chinese fugitive, Mr. Dai Qisheng, was successfully repatriated to the People’s Republic of China by the Nigeria Police Force, marking a significant victory against transnational organized crime. An important milestone in international policing cooperation was reached when the operation, which was coordinated through the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja, was carried out in cooperation with INTERPOL NCB Beijing and the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria. In 2024, Mr. Dai, a well-known gang boss wanted for planning deadly organized crimes in Guizhou Province, left China after the Zhijin County…

Political Tensions Rise as Presidency Responds to PDP Governors’ Accusations

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During the country’s recently finished by-elections, governors chosen on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP  have accused the federal government of anti-democratic practices and intimidation. The governors were only hurting from their defeats at the polls, the Presidency said, calling the accusations “baseless.” The August 9 by-elections, which were held to fill Senate and House of Representatives seats that were left empty after earlier holders resigned or died, were marred by accusations of vote-buying, violence, and poor voter turnout. The PDP only won one constituency at the end…

Creative Economy Tracker: A New Tool for Measuring Growth

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The Nigeria Creative Ecosystem Report Dissemination and Creative Tracker has been established by the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, which is a component of the Digital Access Programme, which is supported by Tech4Dev (Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative) and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. With an emphasis on cinema, music, fashion, and content production, this program seeks to foster the development of Nigeria’s creative sector. The Director of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, Oyinkansola Akintola-Bello, revealed during the launch, which took place in Lagos on Thursday, that the tracker…

Hackers Reveal How They Breached CBT Exam Servers

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There have been allegations of widespread malpractice during the most recent Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME  against certain operators of computer-based test CBT centres  approved by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board. According to investigations, the operators gave tech-savvy people technical information, and those people subsequently broke into servers and changed how the test was conducted. Technical issues that JAMB encountered in May caused the 2025 UTME to be a huge failure, with 1.5 million of the 1.9 million candidates who took the test receiving scores below 200 out of…

NAFDAC Warns Public About Fake Milk

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The emergence of fake Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet milk in circulation in Nigeria prompted a warning from the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control  NAFDAC on Friday. Promasidor Nigeria Ltd., the marketing authorization holder and maker of Cowbell “Our Milk,” notified the agency of the presence of a product that closely resembles the authentic Cowbell “Our Milk” 12g sachet Milk, according to the alert that was placed on the agency’s website. This covers the unauthorized use of the trademark, NAFDAC registration number, brand name, and packaging…